Planning application
Bybrook Whitchurch Cross To Junction Gassons Lane Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RF
Works: Trees
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
T1 - Oak - Pollard to 15m. Cut size 35cms and length 9m.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/03848
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/03848
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Split Decision
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Tree Works - TPO - Split
- Received
- 15 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Marshwood Vale Ward
- Parish
- Whitchurch Canonicorum
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT6 6RF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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17 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Split
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18 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting Consultation Expiry
Previously Under Officer Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
Dorset has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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